Waxing · 97.5% lit · ♌︎ Leo 16°
Moon age
13.4days
Moon phase on February 23, 1948Waxing Gibbous
On Monday, February 23, 1948, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 97.5% of its visible face lit, 13.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
97.5%Illumination at noon UTC
13.4 dMoon age
357,756 km222,299 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (16°)
33.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 23, 1948 is on Tuesday, February 24, 1948 at 17:16 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, February 10, 1948 at 03:02 UTC, 13 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, February 18, 1948 | 01:55 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, February 24, 1948 | 17:16 |
The Moon around February 23
More about this date
Monday, February 23, 1948 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 10, 1948 to the new moon of March 10, 1948, a cycle of 29.76 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in February 1948, or the whole moon calendar 1948.
- The same date one year apart: 1947 · 1949.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.